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World Population Distribution & Growth Quiz
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World Population Distribution & Growth Quiz

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What percentage of the world's population lives in about 10 per cent of its land area?

  • 90% (correct)
  • 50%
  • 80%
  • 70%

    • Approximately how many people were on earth at the beginning of the 21st century?

  • 7 billion
  • 8 billion
  • 5 billion
  • 6 billion (correct)

    • What percentage of the world's population do the 10 most populous countries contribute?

  • 70%
  • 40%
  • 60% (correct)
  • 50%

    • Who remarked that 'Asia has many places where people are few and few places where people are very many'?

    <p>George B. Cressey</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is population distribution a measure of?

    <p>The way people are spaced over the earth's surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to know how many women and men a country has?

    <p>To make informed decisions about the country's policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is family planning according to the passage?

    <p>The spacing or preventing the birth of children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Thomas Malthus state in his theory?

    <p>The number of people will increase faster than the food supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the growth of population?

    <p>The change of population in a particular area between two points of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is natural growth of population?

    <p>The population increased by difference between births and deaths</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the birth rate is more than the death rate between two points of time?

    <p>Positive growth of population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is negative growth of population?

    <p>When the population decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three components of population change?

    <p>Births, deaths, and migration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) calculated?

    <p>Live births multiplied by 1000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Crude Death Rate (CDR) measure?

    <p>Mortality in a particular region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences mortality rates according to the text?

    <p>Levels of economic development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor makes the place of origin less attractive for migrants?

    <p>Political turmoil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Demographic Transition Theory suggest happens as society progresses?

    <p>Fertility and mortality decline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the first stage of the demographic transition theory?

    <p>High fertility and low mortality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which direction does migration lead to population change?

    <p>Increases population at the place of destination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are Immigrants and Emigrants defined?

    <p>Immigrants move into a new place, emigrants move out</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of migration according to the text?

    <p>To achieve a better balance between population and resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ratio of the number of people to the size of land?

    <p>Density of population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are river valleys densely populated?

    <p>Due to availability of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are mountainous and hilly areas less populated?

    <p>Due to difficulties in transportation and development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What attracts people to cities?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of rural to urban migration?

    <p>Cities grow in size</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are some areas in India thinly populated?

    <p>Due to poor soil quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is population growth?

    <p>Change in population over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are some areas densely populated?

    <p>Due to mineral deposits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate density of population?

    <p>Population / Area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do some places have religious or cultural significance?

    <p>Due to social and cultural factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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